Trustee of Lottery Winner Trust Sued Prior Trustee, Son of Lottery Winner, for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

We negotiated a substantial settlement for the trustee of a trust who sued the former trustee for spending millions of dollars of the lottery winner's winnings while he was in charge of the trust. Our client contended that the money was spent solely for the benefit of the former trustee who was the son of the lottery winner...

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Mineral Interest Dispute

We represented an individual and his small petroleum company involving a dispute regarding approximately a thousand mineral interests located throughout the country. The dispute centered upon title to the mineral interests and various deeds that purported to convey these mineral interests by and between the parties. The case was tried in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas. Because of the complexity of the case, the case was bifurcated into a two phase trial, with phase 1 taking a week to try. Based upon the jury's favorable verdict in phase 1 of the trial, we obtained a positive resolution...

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Wealth Management/Broker

We represented an individual who had invested several million dollars in a complex securities product that resulted in substantial losses to the client. Our client alleged that the product was inappropriate for her, was not fully explained and, further, that the investment management company failed to place appropriate hedges in place to prevent a substantial loss in principal in less than six months. In this case, we pursued a large, nationally known brokerage company to recoup the losses incurred by the client. The case was confidentially resolved after mediation....

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Buy-Sell Agreement

We represented a former partner in a successful health care company involving the breach of a Buy-Sell Agreement. Our client was bought out by the company, and the company failed to pay our client based upon an alleged violation of the non-competition agreement. After the pretrial hearing and the day before the jury trial, the case was settled for a confidential amount....

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Gender Discrimination

We represented a female in an employment discrimination case against a publicly traded company. Our client alleged that she was denied promotions based upon her gender. After developing evidence that many less qualified males had been promoted to positions above her based upon a "good old boy" system, we negotiated a confidential settlement to resolve this matter....

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Paraplegic – Handling, Stability and Defective Seat Belt

We obtained a substantial confidential settlement for a man who was paralyzed from the waist down after his sports utility vehicle hit some ice causing him to lose control of the vehicle, enter the median and roll over several times. During the accident, his seatbelt came undone, causing him to be thrown from the vehicle and to suffer severe injuries....

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